PrepWiser. Practise online

Three Dimensional Geometry JEE Main PYQs, 2020 to 2025

Three Dimensional Geometry has 177 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2025, about 30 per year across all shifts. The most asked topic is Skew Lines and Shortest Distance (50 questions), followed by Equation of Plane (48) and Equation of Line in 3D (28).

Updated

Download free PDF (177 questions + answer key, 0.6 MB) Practise online, free, no login
177Total PYQs
6Years covered
7Topics
2025 Apr S2Latest paper

Three Dimensional Geometry questions per year

YearQuestions
202518
202421
202350
202238
202135
202015

Topic-wise weightage

TopicQuestionsShare of chapterLast asked
Skew Lines and Shortest Distance5028%2025
Equation of Plane4827%2023
Equation of Line in 3D2816%2025
Distance and Angle in 3D2313%2025
Distance of Point from Plane148%2023
Direction Cosines and Ratios106%2025
Angle Between Planes42%2022

Sample questions from recent papers

JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Skew Lines and Shortest Distance

Let the values of λ\lambda for which the shortest distance between the lines x−12=y−23=z−34\frac{x-1}{2} = \frac{y-2}{3} = \frac{z-3}{4}
and x−λ3=y−44=z−55\frac{x-\lambda}{3} = \frac{y-4}{4} = \frac{z-5}{5} is 16\frac{1}{\sqrt{6}} be λ1\lambda_1 and λ2\lambda_2. Then the radius of the circle passing through the
points (0,0),(λ1,λ2)(0, 0), (\lambda_1, \lambda_2) and (λ2,λ1)(\lambda_2, \lambda_1) is

  1. (A)

    33

  2. (B)

    523\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{3}

  3. (C)

    23\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}

  4. (D)

    44

Answer: (B)

Step-by-step solution

JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 2 · Equation of Line in 3D

If the equation of the line passing through the point (0,−12,0)\left( 0, -\frac{1}{2}, 0 \right) and perpendicular to the lines r⃗=λ(i^+aj^+bk^)\vec{r} = \lambda \left( \hat{i} + a\hat{j} + b\hat{k} \right) and r⃗=(i^−j^−6k^)+μ(−bi^+aj^+5k^)\vec{r} = \left( \hat{i} - \hat{j} - 6\hat{k} \right) + \mu \left( -b \hat{i} + a\hat{j} + 5\hat{k} \right) is x−1−2=y+4d=z−c−4\frac{x-1}{-2} = \frac{y+4}{d} = \frac{z-c}{-4}, then a+b+c+da+b+c+d is equal to :

  1. (A)

    13

  2. (B)

    14

  3. (C)

    12

  4. (D)

    10

Answer: (B)

Step-by-step solution

JEE Main 2025 · 3 Apr · Shift 2 · Direction Cosines and Ratios

Each of the angles β\beta and γ\gamma that a given line makes with the positive yy - and zz-axes, respectively, is half of the angle that this line makes with the positive xx-axes. Then the sum of all possible values of the angle β\beta is
  1. (A)π2\frac{\pi}{2}
  2. (B) π\pi
  3. (C)3π4\frac{3 \pi}{4}
  4. (D) 3π2\frac{3 \pi}{2}

Answer: (C)

Step-by-step solution

JEE Main 2025 · 28 Jan · Shift 1 · Distance and Angle in 3D

Let A(x,y,z)\mathrm{A}(x, y, z) be a point in xyx y-plane, which is equidistant from three points (0,3,2),(2,0,3)(0,3,2),(2,0,3) and (0,0,1)(0,0,1).

Let B=(1,4,−1)\mathrm{B}=(1,4,-1) and C=(2,0,−2)\mathrm{C}=(2,0,-2). Then among the statements

(S1) : △ABC\triangle \mathrm{ABC} is an isosceles right angled triangle, and

(S2) : the area of △ABC\triangle \mathrm{ABC} is 922\frac{9 \sqrt{2}}{2},

  1. (A)both are false
  2. (B)only (S2) is true
  3. (C)only (S1) is true
  4. (D)both are true

Answer: (C)

Step-by-step solution

JEE Main 2023 · 13 Apr · Shift 2 · Equation of Plane

The plane, passing through the points (0,−1,2)(0,-1,2) and (−1,2,1)(-1,2,1) and parallel to the line passing through (5,1,−7)(5,1,-7) and (1,−1,−1)(1,-1,-1), also passes through the point :

  1. (A)(0,5,−2)(0,5,-2)
  2. (B)(2,0,1)(2,0,1)
  3. (C)(1,−2,1)(1,-2,1)
  4. (D)(−2,5,0)(-2,5,0)

Answer: (D)

Step-by-step solution

JEE Main 2023 · 10 Apr · Shift 2 · Distance of Point from Plane

Let the line x1=6−y2=z+85\frac{x}{1}=\frac{6-y}{2}=\frac{z+8}{5} intersect the lines x−54=y−73=z+21\frac{x-5}{4}=\frac{y-7}{3}=\frac{z+2}{1} and x+36=3−y3=z−61\frac{x+3}{6}=\frac{3-y}{3}=\frac{z-6}{1} at the points A\mathrm{A} and B\mathrm{B} respectively. Then the distance of the mid-point of the line segment AB\mathrm{AB} from the plane 2x−2y+z=142 x-2 y+z=14 is :

  1. (A)3
  2. (B)103\frac{10}{3}
  3. (C)4
  4. (D)113\frac{11}{3}

Answer: (C)

Step-by-step solution

All 177 questions are in the free PDF above, grouped by topic.

Frequently asked

How many questions come from Three Dimensional Geometry in JEE Main?

177 questions from 2020 to 2025, about 30 per year. In 2025 it had 18.

Which Three Dimensional Geometry topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: Skew Lines and Shortest Distance (28%), Equation of Plane (27%) and Equation of Line in 3D (16%) of all Three Dimensional Geometry questions.

Is the Three Dimensional Geometry PYQ PDF free?

Yes. The PDF, the answer key and every step-by-step solution on PrepWiser are free, with no login needed to practise.

More Mathematics chapters

JEE Main PYQs by year: 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Answers follow NTA's final answer keys. Typing errors are possible, so check doubtful answers against the official key. Spotted a mistake? prepwiser.in/feedback · Terms: prepwiser.in/terms